Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-29
Shake Rag Under the Hill
A STORY OF Early DAYS IN The ltAO MINES
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Although there were full two
months To the earliest possible ar.
rival Of "Joe Tonkyns' sister," Joe
at once set about providing suit
able home for her proper accommo-
dation. So to that end he rented,
aud, ia the course of few weeks,
neatly furnished throughout a por.
ton of a large, two-story, white
frame house, which had been lately
built on the principal street of the
primitive place. This erection at
that time was considered quite an
Imposing mansion, as it truly was
ia comparison TO the low structures
IN the neighborhoud, and none but
those who were moderately We'll
provided with this worlds goods
could afford to occupy such attract
I'VE apartments, the rent being in
proportion greater as the house uut-
shone It's insignificant companions.
The old house is still there--a large,
| long, rambling tenement building,
utterly void, n IL ever was, of arch
lteotural ornaments, domestic, bust
ness, or palaJIal- weather-beatJn,
rlckety, ana almost innocent OF the
white paint which once made II so
Conspicuous. In many places the
/ glass has tUrsaken the windows, the
| square, vacant places staring at the
passer-by as If IN mute appeal for
the recognition which once they
claimed IN the old days long gone
/ by. 30 II stands ia the hollow, sull
tenanted IA parts, but portion ot
space IN Its many partltloned frame
Is no longer sought after with the
eagerness of older times, and the
rent of the whole structure now
adays would not nearly amount TO
TIE sum Joe paid for the northeast
corner oi tour rooms, Two up aud
Two down stars. Ia fact that por-
tl0n beng The least desirable on ac-
count OF the north wind which
howls most vlclously at times down
the valley IN winter, is now tenant
less; aud IN the llttle narrow garden
IN front, leading down to the little
low stone steps which went down
70 meet the street, not . yestlge of
the pretty flowers remains, once SO
tenderly cherished by "Joe ronkyns'
sister" But all this is running
anead OF our story.
IL being the irst time Joe had
ever furnished house, he encouu
tered 40 end Ut difficulties aud per
] riexlues IN arranging everything to
what he imagined would be suitable
70 the female mlnd. But the said
conBlomeration Of Heterogeneous con-
uadicLlous, winch sometimes pass
1 by the name of the mind in ques-
tlon, being but imperiecty under
stood by hlm-or anyone else for
that matter--he but very partially
succeeded. For instance, he had
the cooking stove Ia the front room,
WIN All the various utensils which
90 10 make ma ma Litrbar u,n,f.
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